A HAT-TRICK from Nathan Prodger earned second-placed Llansantffraid Village a battling 3-2 win in their Spar Mid Wales League division two match at Dolgellau, but they were made to battle all the way for the points.

Dolgellau scored through Jon Sutton and Dominic Thomas, but they slipped to their seventh league defeat this season.

Matty Tong snatched an injury-time winner as Hay St Marys staged another spirited fightback to triumph 3-2 at Abermule and claim third spot in the table.

The Saints again showed their character after trailing 2-0 very early in the second half, with Tommy Jones and Will Denham having scored for the hosts.

Darren Horrighan started the comeback, and captain Chris Preece headed Hay level from a Jamie Howard free-kick four minutes from time.

Hay were not finished as in stoppage time Tong netted following a super run and cross from Tom Landon.

Brecon Northcote maintained their impressive form with a solid 2-0 win at Montgomery Town as they, like Hay, chase a third place finish.

Joel Evans broke the deadlock with his 18th league goal of the term after being set up by Jack Evans on 35 minutes.

That was how it remained until late in the game when Llyr Davies sealed the points for Northcote with a second goal.

Leaders, Builth Wells marched on towards Division One with a comfortable 6-0 home win against Aberystwyth University, who travelled with a bare eleven.

Just one goal separated the teams at half-time, with Adie Jones giving Builth an early lead.

Lee James added a second from a Joel Metcalf corner ten minutes into the second half and Harry Bastable and Richie Powell netted from close range.

Johnny Samuel popped up with a goal of the season contender from 25 yards, before Jack Hammond completed the six hit following a goalmouth scramble.

Builth kept yet another clean sheet and have conceded just six goals in the league.

Newbridge went one better than Builth and were 7-0 winners away at Penybont as they claimed their first three point haul since October, with Ollie Woods bagging a second half hat-trick.

Ryan Lawrence saw an early effort cleared off the line, before Lyndon Jones opened the scoring when his 30 yard free-kick sailed through a crowd of players.

Lawrence got a second when his cross dropped in at the far post and Woods then took centre stage after the break.

First he rounded the ‘keeper, he then headed home a Jake Bufton cross and completed his treble from the penalty spot when Aeron Powell was brought down.

Powell then got in on the act before Bufton completed the scoring against his former club.

Presteigne had not played for a month and fell to a 3-0 defeat at Dyffryn Banw.

Richard Williams, Jamie Huxley and Dyfrig Jones netted for Banw with Presteigne yet to record a win since the turn of the year.